The aerospace industry has driven the high-reliability design in the center focus. Juan Frias, our guest for today, is a very experienced PCB designer who has designed for Aerospace, Military, Industrial, Semiconductor, Communications, Medical, and Automotive; he will be sharing the tips for a successful design for manufacturability. We will also tackle Flex and Rigid-Flex design. This conversation will be fun and insightful, so watch through the end and make sure to check the additional resources below.
Altium 365: Where the World Designs Electronics
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Show Highlights:
High-Reliability Design WITH Manufacturing, how did the Aerospace industry influence this focus?
The advantages of working closely with the manufacturing team
Focus on improving the design process and eliminating back and forth communication and miscommunications
Understanding what will work BEST for your manufacturer


Working with flex and rigid-flex designs
Space savers
Reliability  and stability advantages
Choosing between flex versus a rigid-flex board, what are the considerations?


Can you use BGA on Flex?
How does the manufacturer influence the material selection
Board-spin on existing design–the systemized process of ordering materials that are running low
The design preparation process for fabrication
What do designers need to know about stiffener
The importance of creating a prototype to save time and money
PCB Validation, test and Inspections, who does what?
Typically the customers are the only ones who can do a test with the product because they have the entire system on their end
PCB designers perform the electrical tests and control impedance lines


Identifying a good designer to do business with–-local vs. overseas
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Three Common PCB Design Mistakes You Can Spot in Your Gerbers
How to Successfully Design a BGA
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